Henry braithwaite fisher barker



(No Model.) 5 I H. B. F. BARKER.

SAD IRON. No. 525,579. Patented Sept. 4, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY BRAITHWAITE FISHER BARKER, OF LEEDS, ENGLAND.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 525,579, datedSeptember 4, 1894. Application filed December 22, 1893. Serial No.494,416. (No model.) Patented in England March 7, 1893, No. 4,907.

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY BRAITHWAITE FISHER BARKER, of Leeds, in thecounty of York, England, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sad-Irons, (for which I have obtained a patent inEngland, No. 4,907, dated March 7, 1893,) of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to sad irons which are heated by a flame of gasor other inflammable material; and it consists in the novel constructionand combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is aside view of the sad iron. above; and Fig.3 is a rear end view. Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on the line a: min Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the chimney portion,taken on the line y y in Fig. 4.

The sad iron is provided with a revoluble box A having twosmoothingsurfaces B and C.

D is a rod upon which the box A is journaled. The front end of the rod Dis secured to the boss E of a vertical arm F, and the rear end G of therod is secured into the boss H of the chimney portion J, hereinaftermore fully described. The chimney portion is provided with a bracket Kat its upper part, and L is the handle supported by the arm F andbracket K.

The box A is provided with two horizontal and centrally-arranged flangesM which approach the rod so as to leave only a very small space betweenthe rod and the edges of the flanges. An opening m is formed at the endof the flanges, at the front end of the box.

Uis a retractible pin which slides in the part J and engages with holesT in the rear end of the box, and normally prevents the box A fromrevolving.

S is a gas tube which is secured to the boss P. The boss P is providedwith a flange O which is secured tothe part J by the screw B.

An air inlet hole V is formed in the lower Fig. 2 is a plan view, frompart of the chimney portion J below the horizontal partition h which isarranged in line with the flanges M. This hole communicates with thespace A in the lower part of the box A. A chimney N is formed at theupper part of the portlon J and communicates with the space A in theupper part of the box A. The gas is ignited as it issues from the pipe Sand burns inside the space A. The flame and heated air pass through thehole m, in the direction of the arrows, and thence up the chimney. Thebox A is reversed by withdrawing the pin U, and turning the box on therod D.

What I claim is 1. In a sad iron, the combination, with the handle, thearm F and the chimney portion connected to the handle, and the rodconnected to the said arm and chimney portion; of the revoluble boxjournaled on the said rod and provided with the centrally arrangedflanges M; and the heating devices attached to the lower part of thesaid chimney portion, substantially as set forth.

2. In a sad iron, the combination, with the handle, and the arm F andthe chimney portion connected to the handle; of the revoluble boxpivotally supported by the said arm and chimney portion and divided intotwo parts by centrally arranged flanges M; a retractible pin U passingthrough the chimney portion and engaging with a hole in the box, and agas pipe secured to the lower part of the chimney portion, whereby theflame is caused to pass under the said flanges, through an opening attheir front end and back to the chimney at the rear end, substantiallyas set forth.

HENRY BRAITHWAITE FISHER BARKER.

WVitnesses:

HERBERT DUNN, W. H. REED, Both of the Royal Exchange, Leeds.

